Pittsburgh Pirates vs St. Louis Cardinals
July 7, 1940 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 7, 1940 at Sportsman's Park III. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 7, St. Louis Cardinals 6
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Handley 3b 5 0 0 0
Gustine 2b 3 1 1 0
Elliott rf 4 2 2 0
Vaughan ss 3 2 2 2
Fletcher 1b 2 1 1 1
Van Robays lf 4 1 2 3
DiMaggio cf 4 0 1 1
Davis c 3 0 0 0
Butcher p 0 0 0 0
  Sewell p 2 0 0 0
  Waner ph 1 0 0 0
  Bowman p 0 0 0 0
  Lanahan p 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 9 7
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Martin 3b,2b 4 0 1 0
Slaughter rf 5 2 2 1
Koy lf 5 1 1 0
Mize 1b 4 1 3 1
Moore cf 4 1 1 2
Orengo 2b 2 1 1 1
  Brown ss 2 0 0 0
Marion ss 3 0 1 0
  Padgett ph 0 0 0 0
  Gutteridge 3b 1 0 0 0
Owen c 4 0 0 1
Shoun p 2 0 0 0
  McGee p 1 0 1 0
  Hopp ph 0 0 0 0
  Doyle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 6 11 6
Pittsburgh 300 004 000–791
St. Louis 500 100 000–6110
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Butcher   0.1 5 5 5 0 0
  Sewell  W(5-1) 4.2 4 1 1 1 1
  Bowman   2.0 2 0 0 3 0
  Lanahan  SV(2) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
6
6
5
1
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Shoun  L(4-4) 5.1 9 7 7 3 2
  McGee   2.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Doyle   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
9
7
7
4
3
  E–Vaughan (25).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Gustine-Vaughan-Fletcher, St. Louis 3. Slaughter-Mize, Orengo-Mize, Mize-Marion-Mize.  2B–Pittsburgh Elliott (13); Vaughan (14); Van Robays (10); DiMaggio (6), St. Louis Mize (9); Orengo (11).  HR–St. Louis Slaughter (7,1st inning off Butcher 0 on).  HBP–Davis (2).  Team LOB–3.  SH–Orengo (4).  Team–10.  SB–S. Martin (2).  U–Tom Dunn, Lou Jorda, Ziggy Sears.
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